Inventory of the Alice Craven Scrapbook, 1915-1924
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Repository
University Archives, Duke
University
Creator
Craven, Alice Holman
Title
Alice Craven Scrapbook, 1915-1924
Language of Material
Material in English
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
1 Item
Abstract
1 Item
Alice Craven attended Trinity College in Durham, NC from 1922-1924. She was the great-granddaughter of Braxton Craven.
Her scrapbook includes photos and memorabilia related to Black Mountain High School, the Athena Literary Society, the Women's Student Government Association, the Y.W.C.A., the Women's Athletic Association and general student life at Trinity College. The scrapbook contents range in date from 1915-1924.
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Administrative Information
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Collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Alice Craven Scrapbook, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The Alice Craven Scrapbook was received by the University Archives as a
purchase in 2003.
Processing Information
Processed by Jessica Wood, July 2006
Encoded by Kimberly Sims, February 2007
Accession A2003-54 is described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note
Originally from Ridgecrest, NC, Alice Craven attended Black Mountain High School and spent her first and second undergraduate years at Davenport College in Connecticut. In 1922, she entered Trinity College as a junior. She graduated in 1924. A member of the Athena Literary Society, the Women's Student Government Association, the Y.W.C.A. and the Women's Athletic Association, Craven also participated in the Trinity Theater, an organization in which her family had been heavily involved. She was the great-granddaughter of former Trinity College President Braxton Craven.
[top]Collection Overview
The scrapbook contains photographs and article clippings from Chanticleer yearbook, calling cards, Drama Club ephemera, and event programs and memorabilia. Also includes 7th grade class photograph from January 1915 and a report card envelope from 11th grade at Black Mountain High School.
Craven attached these items in a patent "School Friendship Book" of 190 pages, published by the Reilly and Lee Co. Selected photographs and headings from Chanticleer have been pasted into the book, including campus literary societies, May Day celebration, signed letter from George Braxton Pegram (Trinity 1895). The contents range in date from 1915-1924.
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Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
- Craven, Alice Holman.
- Trinity College (Durham, N.C.)--20th century.
- Trinity College (Durham, N.C.)--Students.
- Scrapbooks.
- Women college students--North Carolina--Durham.
Related Material
Scrapbook collection, 1916-[ongoing]
Duke University Archives
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Detailed Description of Collection
Container List
Scrapbook, 1915-1924
This scrapbook contains memorabilia from Craven's extracurricular life at Trinity College as well as a couple of items from her youth in Black Mountain. Included are photographs, article clippings, envelopes, a party cap, event programs, and calling cards.
